I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
DOLORES HUERTAIn fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can’t count on the corporate media to get the word out.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
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Honor the hands that harvest your crops.
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We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.
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If we don’t have workers organized into labor unions, we’re in great peril of losing our democracy.
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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It’s a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things!
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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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That’s the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn’t.
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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I had been a Girl Scout from the time I was 8 to the time I was 18 years old. I had belonged to my church organization and youth groups. But, you never really found a way that you could make a change.
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Every minute a chance to change the world.
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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It’s important to realize that we all need to work together. With Weaving Movements, we are all interdependent and we all have to work together. If we could just realize that and understand that, we’ll keep our country strong.
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People would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.
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I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic. I think we showed the world that nonviolence can work to make social change.
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